
1849 outer letter sheet to RIGA bearing fine oval 'POST: NEUER MUEHLEN/18' date stamp with day, month and balance of year applied in manuscript, arrival backstamp; fine condition.

1850 Outer letter sheet from Moisekull via Volmar to Riga, bearing straight line MOISEKULL handstamp with date entered below in manuscript (Dobin 1.01) boxed WOLMAR date handstamp and arrival POLUCHENO with date receiver.

1853 outer letter sheet to RIGA bearing fine oval 'POST:OHGER/18' date stamp with day, month and balance of year applied in manuscript; arrival backstamp. Fine condition.


1857 Lemsal entire bearing boxed despatch date stamp (Dobin 1.04) on reverse alongside boxed “RECEIVED /15 AUVUST 1857” and oval Bolderaa receiver (Dobin 4.01) with date insert in manuscript

1860 entire from RIGA to ABERDEEN with Cyrillic despatch cds on reverse, together with LONDON transit and arrival cds, various manuscript rate markings plus '7½' accountancy handstamp.

1861 outer letter sheet to WOLMAR with, on reverse, fine strike of oval 'POST ENGELHARDSHOF' despatch date stamp with dates added in manuscript, Cyrillic arrival cds above this; slight fault at right of cover.


1865 entire to Bordeaux bearing indistinct boxed "Taganrog/9" (inverted) (Dobin type 1.05) superimposed by Paris and Bordeaux cds. Reverse also bears straight line "Novoselitsy" (Bessarabia) 'Otpr' (dispatched) in blue-green (Dobin type 1.02) and boxed MYSLOWITZ/ KANDRZIN. Obverse bears red boxed 'AUS RUSSLAND' and rated '14' decimes on arrival


1877 entire to Wolmar bearing church privilege handstamp “Aux d IV Rigaschen/ Kirchspielsycruht”, on reverse straight-line and arrival cds in cyrillic and Riga red wax seal.


ARGENTINA: 1830 (13 Jan) Entire to England with fine BEUNOS AYRES O in green on backflap, rated 10/3, endorsed ‘P Hopepkt’


AUSTRIAN POST OFFICE IN SMYRNA: 1858 (20/3) Folded cover to Amsterdam struck in Trieste with fine franked 7¼ in blue , Smirne 20/3 dispatch and red 28 3 1858 Amsterdam backstamp, fine.


BRAZIL: 1842 Prestamp evenly toned cover to Rio de Janeiro with fine s/line I.C.DO OURO P. marking in black with ms. ‘50’ rating alongside. ex Brian Moorhouse.


BRITISH HONDURAS: 1822 (22 Feb) Folded cover to London with red S/L COVE / SHIP-LETTER, rated initially 1/5, corrected to 2/8, correct postage for a 1oz letter. Sent by private ship, arriving on May 5th central filing crease.


CHILE: 1868 (10 JAN) Entire from Valparaiso to France with ADMINISTRACION DE CORREOS / VALPARAISO / (CHILE) cds, PANAMA TRANSIT (30 Jan) and French Ligne A Paquebot cds alongside, handstruck ‘12’ on arrival and Le Havre backstamp. This Valparaiso marking is unlisted in the Rego & West book. Fine. Cert Brian Moorhouse.


COSTA RICA: 1861 (May 31) Entire to France with undated SAN JOSE / REPUBLICA DE COSTA RICA circular dispatch with segmented boxed GB / 1F 60c accountancy mark all in black on front, red London transit bs, fine.

COSTA RICA: Undated folded cover addressed to the Governor of Cartago with flattened rectangular SAN JOSÉ handstamp. Scarce. ex Brian Moorhouse.


CUBA: Entires to Madrid, 1820 & 1853, both with S/C ISLAS DE / BARLOVENTO in black and red respectively, 1820 dispatched in Canary Is, fine pair.


DANISH WEST INDIES: 1817 (11 JUN) Entire to Scotland with good strike of rare, straight-line St THOMAS handstamp, originally rated 3/3, rerated 5/2, taxed boxed Add ½ due partly superimposing, 2 vertical creases not detracting.


ENGLAND PRESTAMP: 1843 (24 March) entire letter from Baldock to Cambridge with fine strike of "V.R./ BALDOCK/ONE ID PAID" handstamp in red on face, with Baldock and Cambridge double d.s. on the reverse. Fine and scarce.


GIBRALTAR: 1767 (3 April) entire to Edinburgh with faint ANDALUCIA / ALTA Straight line hs, endorsed ‘To be left at Forrests Coffee House’, Bishop mark on reverse, rated 1/6d packet rate to London, + 6d to Edinburgh, fine.


GOLD COAST: 1874 (Jan 28): Stampless cover to Hyde Park, London bearing a good strike of "CAPE COAST CASTLE", manuscript "4" and handstamped '6' rate marks, reverse with LIVERPOOL transit and LONDON arrival (Feb 21) cds's. Fine and scarce.